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Exhibit At Seattle's Henry Art Gallery Invites Visitors To Touch, Take Home Art On DisplayA new show at Seattle's Henry Art Gallery invites you to do something museums usually forbid: Touch the art and take it home. Four galleries are filled...Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/exhibit-seattles-henry-art-gallery-invites-visitors-touch-take-home-art-display
http://kplu.org/post/exhibit-seattles-henry-art-gallery-invites-visitors-touch-take-home-art-displayA new show at Seattle's Henry Art Gallery invites you to do something museums usually forbid: Touch the art and take it home. Four galleries are filled...376noA new show at Seattle's Henry Art Gallery invites you to do something museums usually forbid: Touch the art and take it home. Four galleries are filled...

]]>Wing Luke Museum Exhibit Showcases Bruce Lee's Seattle Roots As someone whose job it is to pay attention to the history and legacy of Asian Americans, Cassie Chinn, deputy director of the Wing Luke Museum of the...Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/wing-luke-museum-exhibit-showcases-bruce-lees-seattle-roots
http://kplu.org/post/wing-luke-museum-exhibit-showcases-bruce-lees-seattle-roots As someone whose job it is to pay attention to the history and legacy of Asian Americans, Cassie Chinn, deputy director of the Wing Luke Museum of the...358no As someone whose job it is to pay attention to the history and legacy of Asian Americans, Cassie Chinn, deputy director of the Wing Luke Museum of the...

]]>Why These Seattle Artists Are Selling Cans Of Dirt From A Georgetown BrownfieldA trio of Seattle artists has taken a unique approach in an attempt to “undo three-quarters of a century’s worth of polluting”: canning and selling dirt...Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/why-these-seattle-artists-are-selling-cans-dirt-georgetown-brownfield
http://kplu.org/post/why-these-seattle-artists-are-selling-cans-dirt-georgetown-brownfieldA trio of Seattle artists has taken a unique approach in an attempt to “undo three-quarters of a century’s worth of polluting”: canning and selling dirt...327noA trio of Seattle artists has taken a unique approach in an attempt to “undo three-quarters of a century’s worth of polluting”: canning and selling dirt...

]]>'Panama Hotel Jazz' Music Project Tells Story Of The Historic Seattle LandmarkThe muse behind Steve Grigg’s musical project is a brick, six-story, century-old building that stands in what used to be Seattle’s Japantown. The Panama...Mon, 15 Sep 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/panama-hotel-jazz-music-project-tells-story-historic-seattle-landmark
http://kplu.org/post/panama-hotel-jazz-music-project-tells-story-historic-seattle-landmarkThe muse behind Steve Grigg’s musical project is a brick, six-story, century-old building that stands in what used to be Seattle’s Japantown. The Panama...307noThe muse behind Steve Grigg’s musical project is a brick, six-story, century-old building that stands in what used to be Seattle’s Japantown. The Panama...

]]>Play Reimagines Don Quixote As A Homeless Latino Man In Seattle What if Don Quixote, the famous character from 17th century Spanish literature, was reimagined as a homeless man living in Seattle? That’s the premise...Mon, 08 Sep 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/play-reimagines-don-quixote-homeless-latino-man-seattle
http://kplu.org/post/play-reimagines-don-quixote-homeless-latino-man-seattle What if Don Quixote, the famous character from 17th century Spanish literature, was reimagined as a homeless man living in Seattle? That’s the premise...363no What if Don Quixote, the famous character from 17th century Spanish literature, was reimagined as a homeless man living in Seattle? That’s the premise...

]]>Meet A Young New York-Based Brass Ensemble With Some Serious Seattle Roots The Westerlies are a new young brass ensemble based out of New York City. They’re an all-over-the-musical-map group whose first album is already...Mon, 04 Aug 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/meet-young-new-york-based-brass-ensemble-some-serious-seattle-roots
http://kplu.org/post/meet-young-new-york-based-brass-ensemble-some-serious-seattle-roots The Westerlies are a new young brass ensemble based out of New York City. They’re an all-over-the-musical-map group whose first album is already...388no The Westerlies are a new young brass ensemble based out of New York City. They’re an all-over-the-musical-map group whose first album is already...

]]>Here's A Taste Of A New Album That Salutes Seattle’s Forgotten Funk And Soul Scene Back in the day — we’re talking the 1960s, '70s and ‘80s — local Seattle bands played funk and soul music in the city’s dance clubs. The music was the...Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:30:16 -0400http://kplu.org/post/heres-taste-new-album-salutes-seattle-s-forgotten-funk-and-soul-scene
http://kplu.org/post/heres-taste-new-album-salutes-seattle-s-forgotten-funk-and-soul-scene Back in the day — we’re talking the 1960s, '70s and ‘80s — local Seattle bands played funk and soul music in the city’s dance clubs. The music was the...31no Back in the day — we’re talking the 1960s, '70s and ‘80s — local Seattle bands played funk and soul music in the city’s dance clubs. The music was the...

]]>Author Alex Tizon Examines What It’s Like To Be An Asian-American Man As a boy growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s, Alex Tizon was well aware of a racial hierarchy that existed, a hierarchy that put him, a Filipino immigrant...Fri, 13 Jun 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/author-alex-tizon-examines-what-it-s-be-asian-american-man
http://kplu.org/post/author-alex-tizon-examines-what-it-s-be-asian-american-man As a boy growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s, Alex Tizon was well aware of a racial hierarchy that existed, a hierarchy that put him, a Filipino immigrant...326no As a boy growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s, Alex Tizon was well aware of a racial hierarchy that existed, a hierarchy that put him, a Filipino immigrant...

]]>Film Tells Story Of How A 90-Year-Old Jazz Icon Became Friends With A Young Pianist Justin Kauflin is a young twentysomething pianist who, at age 11, lost his eyesight. Jazz legend Clark Terry — the revolutionary flugelhornist who...Fri, 06 Jun 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/film-tells-story-how-90-year-old-jazz-icon-became-friends-young-pianist
http://kplu.org/post/film-tells-story-how-90-year-old-jazz-icon-became-friends-young-pianist Justin Kauflin is a young twentysomething pianist who, at age 11, lost his eyesight. Jazz legend Clark Terry — the revolutionary flugelhornist who...360no Justin Kauflin is a young twentysomething pianist who, at age 11, lost his eyesight. Jazz legend Clark Terry — the revolutionary flugelhornist who...

]]>Meet The City Of Seattle's New Director Of Film And Music Imagine getting a job — but in doing so, replacing a friend whose firing prompted more than 1,200 people to sign a petition calling for his return. That...Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/meet-city-seattles-new-director-film-and-music
http://kplu.org/post/meet-city-seattles-new-director-film-and-musicImagine getting a job — but in doing so, replacing a friend whose firing prompted more than 1,200 people to sign a petition calling for his return. That...130noImagine getting a job — but in doing so, replacing a friend whose firing prompted more than 1,200 people to sign a petition calling for his return. That...

]]>Listen: At UW, A Science Fair For Schoolkids Features Human Brains And Spinal CordsEach March, scientists around the world host open houses to get people thinking about the brain. The events are all part of Brain Awareness Week. At the...Wed, 05 Mar 2014 08:00:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/listen-uw-science-fair-schoolkids-features-human-brains-and-spinal-cords
http://kplu.org/post/listen-uw-science-fair-schoolkids-features-human-brains-and-spinal-cordsEach March, scientists around the world host open houses to get people thinking about the brain. The events are all part of Brain Awareness Week. At the...108noEach March, scientists around the world host open houses to get people thinking about the brain. The events are all part of Brain Awareness Week. At the...

]]>Seattle's Union Gospel Mission Launching Clothing LineSeattle’s Union Gospel Mission is getting into the fashion merchandising business with the launch of a clothing line called OLU, or Others Like Us. The...Tue, 04 Mar 2014 08:00:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/seattles-union-gospel-mission-launching-clothing-line
http://kplu.org/post/seattles-union-gospel-mission-launching-clothing-lineSeattle’s Union Gospel Mission is getting into the fashion merchandising business with the launch of a clothing line called OLU, or Others Like Us. The...96noSeattle’s Union Gospel Mission is getting into the fashion merchandising business with the launch of a clothing line called OLU, or Others Like Us. The...

]]>5 Steps To Overcoming Trauma, As Explained By Nobel Peace Prize WinnerThere comes a time in people’s lives when an event changes everything in their world. For Jerry White, that moment came when he was 20, while studying...Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:26:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/5-steps-overcoming-trauma-explained-nobel-peace-prize-winner
http://kplu.org/post/5-steps-overcoming-trauma-explained-nobel-peace-prize-winnerThere comes a time in people’s lives when an event changes everything in their world. For Jerry White, that moment came when he was 20, while studying...212noThere comes a time in people’s lives when an event changes everything in their world. For Jerry White, that moment came when he was 20, while studying...

]]>University Of Puget Sound Receives $10,000 In Bitcoins From AlumAs a 2007 alum of University of Puget Sound, Nicolas Cary has already established himself. The 28-year-old is the CEO of Blockchain, which runs the...Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:04:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/university-puget-sound-receives-10000-bitcoins-alum
http://kplu.org/post/university-puget-sound-receives-10000-bitcoins-alumAs a 2007 alum of University of Puget Sound, Nicolas Cary has already established himself. The 28-year-old is the CEO of Blockchain, which runs the...78noAs a 2007 alum of University of Puget Sound, Nicolas Cary has already established himself. The 28-year-old is the CEO of Blockchain, which runs the...

]]>At Seattle Elementary, Philosopher Helps Kids Explore The 'Why' QuestionsStudents at Seattle's John Muir Elementary School are trying to answer life's big questions. Along with reading and math, the school's curriculum...Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:00:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/seattle-elementary-philosopher-helps-kids-explore-why-questions
http://kplu.org/post/seattle-elementary-philosopher-helps-kids-explore-why-questionsStudents at Seattle's John Muir Elementary School are trying to answer life's big questions. Along with reading and math, the school's curriculum...119noStudents at Seattle's John Muir Elementary School are trying to answer life's big questions. Along with reading and math, the school's curriculum...